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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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